The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-08-13


Tuesday nights. at o'clock
Trinity P. E. Church, 7oacsOntoecn.-services
Sunday at II a. m. and 8 p M; Wednesday at
pm; Friday, Bible Reading, at pm. Luther
Vile on Sunday, at 4SO p m
ssaters Baptist Church.-Preaching every Sum-
day by the pastor, Rev. w. ]: Nicoll, at Saters'
Baptist Church, at II a. M, and at Pkesville Bap-
fist Church at p. m.
Eutaw M. P. Church, Harford Road.-Preaching
every Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. j. M. Gill, at
ii a. m. All invited.
The mills of the Messrs. Gambrill at Wood
berry, shut down on Saturday last for three weeks.
Application has been made to the County
Commissioners for a new fire. alarm box at Cal
verton.
john Cavey has been appointed by the
County Commissioners constable for the 18th
district.
tv fair will be let on Wednesday next, 18th inst.
See advertisement.
Mr.. John E. Crout, who conducts the new
hotel on Emory Grove camp ground, had over
three hundred guests last Sunday.
The great coored camp meeting at Asbury
Grove, on the Western Maryland Railroad, Will
commence Wednesday, August 18th.
"A very valuable family cow belonging to
Mr.. J. J. Nicholson, near Sherwood, N. c. r. R.,
died suddenly on Wednesday evening.
"A few nights ago a thief got into the resi-
dence of Mr.. Robert Turner, of Waverly, stole a
sum of money and made good his escape.
"A horse belonging to Mr.. Henry G. Turn
bull Sr., of "Auburn," near Towsontown, was
overcome by the heat this week and had to be shot,
The fall trotting meeting Of the Maryland
Agricultural Society will commence at Pimico,
Tuesday, September 18th, and continue four days.
A we'll known farmer near the Rocks OF
Deer Creek is sending over 5000 worth of cream
per month to Baltimore by the Maryland Central
road.
The Junior Base Ball Club of Towsontown
defeated the Govanstown Club on Wednesday, by
a score of 80 to 6. Battery for winners, Yellott
and Sepp.
The York County Agricultural Society has
purchased new grounds from Mr.. Samuel Smyser,
for $4,000. The present grounds will have
half mile track.
The School Board will meet on Tuesday,
18th inst, and will then determine whether the
schools will open for the fall term on the lst or
9TH of September.
There are complaints from some quarters
about fruit dropping from the trees before it has
matured, caused, it is believed, by the extreme
heat of the past month.
"a meeting for the formation of new build
ing association will be held at Thomas Carney's
hotel, Hartford turnpike, Tuesday evening, Au-
gust 23d, at o'clock.
Summit Grove camp meeting closed on
Monday last. 1t was one of the most successful
yet held by the association, there having been
number of conversions.
Mr.. Joseph A. Neumayer of the 18th dis
trict, Baltimore county, has been appointed
messenger in the U. S. Sub Treasury in Baltimore
at salary of $40 year. fY
The mercury took q sudden drop about
noon on Saturday last and on Monday morning it
registered but SO degrees-a fall of about thirty
degrees within few hours.
VIM. S. Keech, Esq, of TowsontOwn, who
is travelling in the North with his family, will ac-
cept our thanks for copy of the Providence (R.
~ Journal and other papers,
The Republicans of Baltimore county will
hold their primary meetings in all the districts on
Saturday next, August goth, and the county con-
vention will be held the Tuesday following.
The Baltimore Sun says the period known
as "dog days" commences July Sd and ends Au-
gust 1lth. Some authorities say they begin the
latter part of July and continue to the LIST OF Sep
TENDER.
The stables of st. Joseph's Passionist Mon
astery, on the Frederick road, were burned on
Monday night, together with horse, carriage,
farm implements, feed, &C., causing loss OF S2,-
600. Insured.
The Towson Guards returned from the
Hagerstown encampment on Monday night. Sew
eral of the men were sick while away, but oil
came back in good condition and were delighted
with the trip.
Several of those who were candidates in the
late Democratic primaries in Hartford county, and
who were defeated, have already published cards
announcing their candidacy for the same offices
two years hence.
The weeds are growing very rank in some
sections of Towsontown and it would be good
thing to have them cut and removed now. There
is nothing so deleterious to health as decaying
vegetable matter.
Mr.. Harris Ceilings, who had charge of the
gates at the Timonium fair last year, will perform
the same duty at the next fair. The Society is
fortunate in securing his services, as he is No.
l man for the place.
The tournament advertised to take place
near the Smile House, Hartford road, July goth,
and which was unavoidably postponed, will be
held Wednesday, August 3lst. See advertisement
in THE UNION to-day.
Epson NJ. P. Sabbath school, of Towson-
town, held its animal picnic at Druid Hill Park
on Wednesday. The school numbers upwards of
one hundred scholars and Mr.. j. Wesley German
is the superintendent.
"A farmer who had "been there" said lately:
"0ne thing don't like about city folks-they
are either so stuck up that you can't reach them
with a ten-foot pole, Internally frindly that
they forget to pay their board"
The receipts of the colored camp meeting at
this place last Sunday-an admission fee of cts.
having been charged-were upwards of $50. The
camp will be continued over next Sunday, when
the same rate of admission will be charged.
Mr.. Thomas L. Hines, of the 9th district,
has been appointed an assistant clerk in the ware
house department of the Baltimore Custom House,
at o salary of 81 400 year. He is a son of Hon.
Jesse X. Hines, State Insurance Commissioner.
There are 931 tents on the Emory Grove
camp grounds larger number than ever before.
1t is estimated that there are about 5000 people
camped upon the grounds. The meeting opened
on the 11th and will continue over two Sundays.
There never better prospect for
large corn crop than there is in Baltimore county
Mt he il d.
vanced that it can tide any ordinary drought,
so that no danger is to be apprehended from that
quarter.
The Republicans of Hampden, 9th district,
have formed permanent association and will
hold weekly meetings. A committee was appoint
ed at Wednesday nights meeting to invite Francis
M. Darby, Esq, who resides in the Belt, to de-
liver an address.
"A new building association has been formed
mt Warren Factory, Sth district, to be known as
the "Warren Permanent Building and Savings
Association of Baltimore County," and articles of
incorporation of the same have been filed in the
County Clerks Office.
Walter A. Sheridan has been held to bail
in the sum of $500 on the charge Of robbing the
store of Mr.. w. G.. Williamson, on the Franklin
road. He was also charged with setting fire to
the stable at the Frederick road Monastery, but
the latter was not sustained.
Mr.. j. Alex. Green, who has sung little
place on the Joppa road, just east of Towsontown,
sent us few days ago basket of the finest to-
matoes we ever saw. They were large, deep
red all the way through, almost as solid as an
apple and of splendid flavor.
DIR. James H. Jarrett has just now a great
many patients suffering from different forms OF
dysentery but not one of them in Towsontown,
which speaks we'll for this place. This is the sea-
son of the year when such diseases usually prevail
and people should be very careful of their diet.
Charles Duering, who was convicted in the
Baltimore county Circuit Court at the September
term, 1885, of assault with intent to kill, and who